diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 84edd6311..e358f24f2 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ function boxUpdateError(eventId, errorMessage, callback) {
 
     actionForAllAdmins([], function (admin, done) {
         mailer.boxUpdateError(admin.email, errorMessage);
-        add(admin.id, eventId, 'Cloudron update failed', `Failed to update Cloudron: ${errorMessage}. Update will be retried in 4 hours`, done);
+        add(admin.id, eventId, 'Cloudron update failed', `Failed to update Cloudron: ${errorMessage}.`, done);
     }, callback);
 }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ function backupFailed(eventId, taskId, errorMessage, callback) {
 
     actionForAllAdmins([], function (admin, callback) {
         mailer.backupFailed(admin.email, errorMessage, `${settings.adminOrigin()}/logs.html?taskId=${taskId}`);
-        add(admin.id, eventId, 'Backup failed', `Backup failed: ${errorMessage}. Logs are available [here](/logs.html?taskId=${taskId}). Will be retried in 4 hours`, callback);
+        add(admin.id, eventId, 'Backup failed', `Backup failed: ${errorMessage}. Logs are available [here](/logs.html?taskId=${taskId}).`, callback);
     }, callback);
 }